Executive Branch Leaders:
current and past

* The head of the Justice Department is known as the Attorney General. SOURCE: whitehouse.gov.

Chronology of key executive branch leaders (since World War II)

Year

President

Vice President

Sec. of State

Sec. of Treasury

Sec. of Defense

Attorney General (Justice)

Chairman, Federal Reserve

Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff

Director, CIA

1945

FDR / Harry Truman

Truman / -

Stettinius / Byrnes

Fred Vinson

-

Thomas Clark

Marriner Eccles

-

-

1946

Harry Truman

-

James Byrnes

John Snyder

-

Thomas Clark

Marriner Eccles

-

Souers / Vand.

1947

Harry Truman

-

Byrnes / Marshall

John Snyder

James Forrestal

Thomas Clark

Marriner Eccles

-

H. Vandenberg

1948

Harry Truman

-

George Marshall

John Snyder

James Forrestal

Thomas Clark

Eccles / McCabe

-

R. Hillenkoetter

1949

Harry Truman

Alben Barkley

Marshall / Ach.

John Snyder

Louis Johnson

Howard McGrath

Thomas McCabe

Omar Bradley

R. Hillenkoetter

1950

Harry Truman

Alben Barkley

Dean Acheson

John Snyder

George Marshall

Howard McGrath

Thomas McCabe

Omar Bradley

W.B. Smith

1951

Harry Truman

Alben Barkley

Dean Acheson

John Snyder

Robert Lovett

Howard McGrath

McCabe / Martin

Omar Bradley

W.B. Smith

1952

Harry Truman

Alben Barkley

Dean Acheson

John Snyder

Robert Lovett

J.P. McGranery

William Martin

Omar Bradley

W.B. Smith

1953

Dwight Eisenhower

Richard Nixon

John F. Dulles

Geo. Humphrey

Charles Wilson

Herbert Brownell

William Martin

Bradley / Radford

Smith / Dulles

1954

Dwight Eisenhower

Richard Nixon

John F. Dulles

Geo. Humphrey

Charles Wilson

Herbert Brownell

William Martin

A. Radford

Allen Dulles

1955

Dwight Eisenhower

Richard Nixon

John F. Dulles

Geo. Humphrey

Charles Wilson

Herbert Brownell

William Martin

A. Radford

Allen Dulles

1956

Dwight Eisenhower

Richard Nixon

John F. Dulles

Geo. Humphrey

Charles Wilson

Herbert Brownell

William Martin

A. Radford

Allen Dulles

1957

Dwight Eisenhower

Richard Nixon

John F. Dulles

Robert Anderson

Neil McElroy

William Rogers

William Martin

Radford / Twining

Allen Dulles

1958

Dwight Eisenhower

Richard Nixon

John F. Dulles

Robert Anderson

Neil McElroy

William Rogers

William Martin

Nathan Twining

Allen Dulles

1959

Dwight Eisenhower

Richard Nixon

Dulles / Herter

Robert Anderson

Thomas Gates

William Rogers

William Martin

Nathan Twining

Allen Dulles

1960

Dwight Eisenhower

Richard Nixon

Christian Herter

Robert Anderson

Thomas Gates

William Rogers

William Martin

Lyman Lemnitzer

Allen Dulles

1961

John Kennedy

Lyndon Johnson

Dean Rusk

C. Douglas Dillon

R. McNamara

R.F. Kennedy

William Martin

Lyman Lemnitzer

John McCone

1962

John Kennedy

Lyndon Johnson

Dean Rusk

C. Douglas Dillon

R. McNamara

R.F. Kennedy

William Martin

Lyman Lemnitzer

John McCone

1963

John Kennedy / LBJ

Lyndon Johnson / -

Dean Rusk

C. Douglas Dillon

R. McNamara

R.F. Kennedy

William Martin

Maxwell Taylor

John McCone

1964

Lyndon Johnson

-

Dean Rusk

C. Douglas Dillon

R. McNamara

N. Katzenbach

William Martin

Maxwell Taylor

John McCone

1965

Lyndon Johnson

Hubert Humphrey

Dean Rusk

Henry Fowler

R. McNamara

N. Katzenbach

William Martin

Earle Wheeler

W. Raborn

1966

Lyndon Johnson

Hubert Humphrey

Dean Rusk

Henry Fowler

R. McNamara

N. Katzenbach

William Martin

Earle Wheeler

Raborn / Helms

1967

Lyndon Johnson

Hubert Humphrey

Dean Rusk

Henry Fowler

R. McNamara

Ramsey Clark

William Martin

Earle Wheeler

Richard Helms

1968

Lyndon Johnson

Hubert Humphrey

Dean Rusk

Joseph Barr

Clark Clifford

Ramsey Clark

William Martin

Earle Wheeler

Richard Helms

1969

Richard Nixon

Spiro Agnew

William Rogers

David Kennedy

Melvin Laird

John Mitchell

William Martin

Earle Wheeler

Richard Helms

1970

Richard Nixon

Spiro Agnew

William Rogers

David Kennedy

Melvin Laird

John Mitchell

Martin / Burns

Wheeler / Moorer

Richard Helms

1971

Richard Nixon

Spiro Agnew

William Rogers

John Connally

Melvin Laird

John Mitchell

Arthur Burns

Thomas Moorer

Richard Helms

1972

Richard Nixon

Spiro Agnew

William Rogers

George Shultz

Melvin Laird

R. Kleindienst

Arthur Burns

Thomas Moorer

Richard Helms

1973

Richard Nixon

Spiro Agnew / G.F.

Rogers / Kissinger

George Shultz

E.R. / Schlesinger

Elliot Richardson

Arthur Burns

Thomas Moorer

Helms / S. / Colby

1974

Nixon / Ford

Ford / Rockefeller

Henry Kissinger

William Simon

James Schlesinger

William Saxbe

Arthur Burns

Moorer / Brown

William Colby

1975

Gerald Ford

Nelson Rockefeller

Henry Kissinger

William Simon

Don Rumsfeld

Edward Levi

Arthur Burns

George Brown

William Colby

1976

Gerald Ford

Nelson Rockefeller

Henry Kissinger

William Simon

Don Rumsfeld

Edward Levi

Arthur Burns

George Brown

Colby / Bush

1977

Jimmy Carter

Walter Mondale

Cyrus Vance

M. Blumenthal

Harold Brown

Griffin Bell

Arthur Burns

George Brown

George H.W. Bush

1978

Jimmy Carter

Walter Mondale

Cyrus Vance

M. Blumenthal

Harold Brown

Griffin Bell

Burns / Miller

Brown / Jones

Stansfield Turner

1979

Jimmy Carter

Walter Mondale

Cyrus Vance

William Miller

Harold Brown

Benjamin Civiletti

Miller / Volcker

David Jones

Stansfield Turner

1980

Jimmy Carter

Walter Mondale

Ed Muskie

William Miller

Harold Brown

Benjamin Civiletti

Paul Volcker

David Jones

Stansfield Turner

1981

Ronald Reagan

George H.W. Bush

Al Haig / Shultz

Donald Regan

Cap Weinberger

William F. Smith

Paul Volcker

David Jones

William Casey

1982

Ronald Reagan

George H.W. Bush

George Shultz

Donald Regan

Cap Weinberger

William F. Smith

Paul Volcker

Jones / Vesey

William Casey

1983

Ronald Reagan

George H.W. Bush

George Shultz

Donald Regan

Cap Weinberger

William F. Smith

Paul Volcker

John Vesey

William Casey

1984

Ronald Reagan

George H.W. Bush

George Shultz

Donald Regan

Cap Weinberger

William F. Smith

Paul Volcker

John Vesey

William Casey

1985

Ronald Reagan

George H.W. Bush

George Shultz

James Baker

Cap Weinberger

Edwin Meese

Paul Volcker

Vesey / Crowe

William Casey

1986

Ronald Reagan

George H.W. Bush

George Shultz

James Baker

Cap Weinberger

Edwin Meese

Paul Volcker

William Crowe

William Casey

1987

Ronald Reagan

George H.W. Bush

George Shultz

James Baker

Frank Carlucci

Edwin Meese

P.V. / Greenspan

William Crowe

Casey / Webster

1988

Ronald Reagan

George H.W. Bush

George Shultz

Nicholas Brady

Frank Carlucci

R. Thornburgh

Alan Greenspan

William Crowe

William Webster

1989

George H.W. Bush

Dan Quayle

James Baker

Nicholas Brady

Richard Cheney

R. Thornburgh

Alan Greenspan

Crowe / Powell

William Webster

1990

George H.W. Bush

Dan Quayle

James Baker

Nicholas Brady

Richard Cheney

R. Thornburgh

Alan Greenspan

Colin Powell

William Webster

1991

George H.W. Bush

Dan Quayle

James Baker

Nicholas Brady

Richard Cheney

William Barr

Alan Greenspan

Colin Powell

Webster / Gates

1992

George H.W. Bush

Dan Quayle

James Baker

Nicholas Brady

Richard Cheney

William Barr

Alan Greenspan

Colin Powell

Robert Gates

1993

Bill Clinton

Al Gore

W. Christopher

Lloyd Bentsen

Les Aspin

Janet Reno

Alan Greenspan

Powell / Shali.

James Woolsey

1994

Bill Clinton

Al Gore

W. Christopher

Lloyd Bentsen

William Perry

Janet Reno

Alan Greenspan

J. Shalikashvili

James Woolsey

1995

Bill Clinton

Al Gore

W. Christopher

Robert Rubin

William Perry

Janet Reno

Alan Greenspan

J. Shalikashvili

Woolsey / Deutch

1996

Bill Clinton

Al Gore

W. Christopher

Robert Rubin

William Perry

Janet Reno

Alan Greenspan

J. Shalikashvili

John Deutch

1997

Bill Clinton

Al Gore

M. Albright

Robert Rubin

William Cohen

Janet Reno

Alan Greenspan

Shali. / Shelton

Deutch / Tenet

1998

Bill Clinton

Al Gore

M. Albright

Robert Rubin

William Cohen

Janet Reno

Alan Greenspan

Henry Shelton

George Tenet

1999

Bill Clinton

Al Gore

M. Albright

Larry Summers

William Cohen

Janet Reno

Alan Greenspan

Henry Shelton

George Tenet

2000

Bill Clinton

Al Gore

M. Albright

Larry Summers

William Cohen

Janet Reno

Alan Greenspan

Henry Shelton

George Tenet

2001

George W. Bush

Richard Cheney

Colin Powell

Paul O'Neill

Don Rumsfeld

John Ashcroft

Alan Greenspan

Shelton / Myers

George Tenet

2002

George W. Bush

Richard Cheney

Colin Powell

Paul O'Neill

Don Rumsfeld

John Ashcroft

Alan Greenspan

Richard Myers

George Tenet

2003

George W. Bush

Richard Cheney

Colin Powell

John Snow

Don Rumsfeld

John Ashcroft

Alan Greenspan

Richard Myers

George Tenet

2004

George W. Bush

Richard Cheney

Colin Powell

John Snow

Don Rumsfeld

John Ashcroft

Alan Greenspan

Richard Myers

Tenet / Goss

2005

George W. Bush

Richard Cheney

Condoleeza Rice

John Snow

Don Rumsfeld

Alberto Gonzalez

Alan Greenspan

Myers / Pace

Peter Goss

2006

George W. Bush

Richard Cheney

Condoleeza Rice

Henry Paulson

Don Rumsfeld /

Alberto Gonzalez

A.G. / Bernanke

Peter Pace

Goss / Hayden

2007

George W. Bush

Richard Cheney

Condoleeza Rice

Henry Paulson

Robert Gates

Michael Mukasey

Ben Bernanke

Pace / Mullen

Michael Hayden

2008

George W. Bush

Richard Cheney

Condoleeza Rice

Henry Paulson

Robert Gates

Michael Mukasey

Ben Bernanke

Michael Mullen

Michael Hayden

2009

Barack Obama

Joe Biden

Hillary Clinton

Timothy Geithner

Robert Gates

Eric Holder

Ben Bernanke

Michael Mullen

Leon Panetta

2010

Barack Obama

Joe Biden

Hillary Clinton

Timothy Geithner

Robert Gates

Eric Holder

Ben Bernanke

Michael Mullen

Leon Panetta

2011

Barack Obama

Joe Biden

Hillary Clinton

Timothy Geithner

Gates / Panetta

Eric Holder

Ben Bernanke

Mullen / Dempsey

Panetta / Petraeus

2012

Barack Obama

Joe Biden

Hillary Clinton

Timothy Geithner

Leon Panetta

Eric Holder

Ben Bernanke

Martin Dempsey

Petraeus / Morell

2013

Barack Obama

Joe Biden

John Kerry

Jacob Lew

Chuck Hagel

Eric Holder

Ben Bernanke

Martin Dempsey

John Brennan

2014

Barack Obama

Joe Biden

John Kerry

Jacob Lew

Chuck Hagel

Eric Holder

B.B. / Janet Yellen

Martin Dempsey

John Brennan

2015

Barack Obama

Joe Biden

John Kerry

Jacob Lew

Ashton Carter

Holder / Lynch

Janet Yellen

Dempsey / Dunford

John Brennan

2016

Barack Obama

Joe Biden

John Kerry

Jacob Lew

Ashton Carter

Loretta Lynch

Janet Yellen

Joseph Dunford

John Brennan

2017

Donald Trump

Mike Pence

Rex Tillerson

Steven Mnuchin

James Mattis

Jeff Sessions

Janet Yellen

Joseph Dunford

Mike Pompeo

2018

Donald Trump

Mike Pence

Tillerson / Pompeo

Steven Mnuchin

James Mattis

Sessions / Whitaker *

Jerome Powell

Joseph Dunford

Gina Haspel

2019

Donald Trump

Mike Pence

Mike Pompeo

Steven Mnuchin

Patrick Shanahan *

Whitaker * / Wm. Barr

Jerome Powell

Joseph Dunford

Gina Haspel

Year

President

Vice President

Sec. of State

Sec. of Treasury

Sec. of Defense

Attorney General (Justice)

Chairman, Federal Reserve

Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff

Director, CIA

NOTE: In general, officials' names are shown if they served for at least one month in the given year. Asterisk (*) = acting official. Slash marks ( / ) indicate a change took place. Years with red backgrounds denote Republican administrations; years with blue backgrounds denote Democratic administrations.